Captain Beefheart

Categories: Entertainment | Music | Rock | Jazz
    • Born: January 15, 1941
    • Real Name: Don Van Vliet
    • Hometown: Glendale, California
    • Years Active: 1964 - 1982
    • First groups: The Omens, The Blackouts
    • 1966: Signed to A&M; Records
    • Trout Mask Replica was released on Frank Zappa's Straight Records label

  • Experimental and blues rock musician Don Van Vliet assumed the pseudonym Captain Beefheart and released several albums with his Magic Band from the mid-1960s through the early 1980s.

    Their music references several genres, from free-form jazz to 1950s bebop. Their 1969 album, Trout Mask Replica, is ranked #58 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

  • Trout Mask Replica

    Widely hailed as Captain Beefheart's masterpiece, the album contains 28 tracks of frenzied blues. Many of the songs have unorthodox tempos that the band meticulously rehearsed over a period of months.

    The album has since taken on a cult status, equally revered and reviled by many. Mojo listed it as the 28th Greatest Album Ever Made and critic Alan Cross ranked it #2 on his "10 Classic Alternative Albums" list.

  • Albums

    • 1967: Safe as Milk
    • 1968: Strictly Personal
    • 1969: Trout Mask Replica
    • 1970: Lick My Decals Off, Baby
    • 1971: Mirror Man
    • 1972: The Spotlight Kid
    • 1973: Clear Spot
    • 1974: Unconditionally Guaranteed
    • 1974: Bluejeans & Moonbeams
    • 1978: Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)
    • 1980: Doc at the Radar Station
    • 1982: Ice Cream for Crow

About this page

  • Page Views
    0
What is this?
No one is currently managing this page.
What is this?
This page currently has no vertical manager.

Featured Pages

Contact Mahalo | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Advertisers | RSS for this page | CC License 2.0
©2007-2009 Mahalo.com Incorporated.
Powered By EdgeCast